RA 282.6155° · Dec 15.9402° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
HD 229680 is a rare variable star. It sits in the constellation Her, shines at apparent magnitude 10.84 and has spectral type F5Ib-II.
Its spectrum reads F5Ib-II — an F-type star — a little hotter, whiter and shorter-lived than the Sun.
Look for HD 229680 in the constellation Her. At apparent magnitude 10.84, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 229680 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
HD 229680 scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Yellow-white F-type star, Supergiant, Strongly variable and A named variable star — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.